Coming up this week on road.cc top interviews, the latest gear news from the CORE Bike show and the usual mix of reviews and comment – we've also got some new staff bloggers joining the team too…

Today we'll be talking to Norwegian sprint ace Thor Hushovd about his plans for the season, his new Cervelo, Mark Cavendish and lots more.

We'll be at the CORE bike the trade show featuring top end brands like, Colnago Campagnolo, Time, Easton, Surly, De Rosa, Fulcrum, BMC, Brooks, Fi'z:k, Kinesis, Oval and loads more… So look out for pics and news from the show all week, we will be on the lookout for bikes and gear to review – so if you spot anything you'd like us to test, let us know.

Later in the week we'll be talking to Olympic medallist Emma Pooley and we will have in-depth reviews of Merida's Warp 5 TT bike and the Orbea Onix…